Tim Cockerell
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Baxter & King Road Races - 2008/09/09 09:23
Peterborough Cycling Club – Baxter and King Construction Road Races. 7/9/08.
The Baxter & King Construction road races were held over an undulating 9.5 mile course around Sawtry. The rain held off other than a couple of brief showers, but with a crosswind over the toughest part of the course it meant the races were not together for long. With high prizes on offer everyone was keen to race, much to the delight of the sponsor Geoff Baxter who had come along to spectate and present the prizes.
In the E/1/2/3 race the winning break went on the 2nd lap, initially containing 13 riders, with all of the favourites present. The Terry Wright Cycles prime was taken by Kit Gilham at the end of lap 3 showing the others he was sprinting well. The break was reduced to 10 on lap 4 and then down to 9 who fought out a tight sprint at the end with Mark Wordsworth (Team Corley) taking the £250 first prize by a bike length from Kit Gilham (Kinesis RT) who threw his bike ahead of Dan Staite (Python RT) on the line.
Team Corley took the team prize with ease as they put 3 men in the winning break, Matthew Higgins and Richard Cartland backing up Wordsworth by taking 8th and 9th place.
Result:
1 Mark Wordsworth Team Corley
2 Kit Gilham Kinesis RT
3 Dan Staite Python RT
4 Rob Sharman Sigma Sport
5 Dave Clarke Team Lacuna
6 Mark Lovatt Planet X
7 Matt Clinton KFS Special Vehicles/Sunday Bicycles all s.t
8 Richard Cartland Team Corley at 4 secs
9 Matthew Higgins Team Corley at 11 secs
10 Nigel Williams Python RT at ??
In the 3/4 race the action came early on with David Barnes (Team Economic Energy) building up a good lone lead for 2 laps and then being joined by local rider Malcolm Smith (Fenland Clarion). After Barnes took the Terry Wright Cycles prime at the end of lap 3, the two were joined by Magic Wernico (Beds Road CC) then Barnes dropped back to the diminishing bunch. Smith and Wernico worked well together building a lead of 2 minutes by the finish where Smith took the sprint and the £100 first prize by half a wheel. The chasing bunch was reduced to 13 riders by the line with the sprint being taken by David Whyman (Clarence Street Cycles) ahead of Steve Hewing (Leics RC) and the LVRC national road race & criterium over 50’s champion John French from the promoting club Peterborough Cycling Club.
Result:
1 Malcolm smith Fenland Clarion
2 Magic Wernico Beds Road CC
3 David Whyman Clarence Street Cycles at ~ 2.00
4 Steve Hewing Leics RC
5 John French Peterborough Cycling Club
6 Alan Lovegrove Team Welwyn
7 Paul Fielding Haverhill Wheelers
8 Stuart Muffin Ashfield RC
9 Thomas Mendham Witham Wheelers
10 Andrew Swain Cycling Bargains RT all at s.t.
Report and Results from Ian Wild, Peterborough Cycling Club.
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